#blind shrine maiden

[kitxkatrp]

@kamixkitsune II Starter with Setsuko

Setsuko was doing her daily walk of the grounds with her dog Jugo. The white Japanese Spitz was trotting along on a leash, leading her down the brick path so she didn't trip or take a wrong turn.

Except, suddenly, he stopped. Completely unaware of why, and why he was starting to growl, Setsuko was immediately on edge.

"What's wrong, Jugo? Is someone there?"

[falgaia]

why would I settle for less when the world gives me more?

Oct 2021

[yuellii]

aurora borealis green

feat. miko, kazuha, ningguang, thoma, lisa ( separate )

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 they are so obviously in love with you

( or, in which i tie them to a taylor song i’ve been crazing over, but you don’t have to listen or know the songs to read / understand )

note. reader’s gender unspecified, implication of sexual intimacy ( for miko, the others do not have this )

> part one ( more characters ) / part two

YAE MIKO. false god

Her affections stemmed from a sort of sightless faith.

When she leans back downwards, pink strands all messily cascading down her shoulders, she plants the lightest of kisses on the bare stomach of your laying form. But you could tell such a small act was still the most holy of worships, almost as if she was kissing the ground of a path to an alter.

“You were so divine,” she whispers, lips plump against your skin. And it feels like sin, almost, to have the Yae Guuji speak to you as if communion was melting on her tongue. “I wonder what God I pleased to ever deserve you…” It a mumble that’s so casually said, one that is only spoken between divinity and its loyal follower.

And said loyalty was etched into her name, truly, coursing through the way her fingers traced along your hips. They were gentle, almost akin to worship.

You were no God. And yet, there was a blind faith in her eyes that swore to the Heavens about the things she would do for you—to wait centuries, to topple down Celestia, to defy the Gods themselves, all for you. But was faith really blind, when the taste of religion danced upon the lines of her lips?

You may be no God, but you were her only diety. Oh, how the real Gods of this world were probably glaring down on you now—to see the Grand Narukami shrine maiden laying atop your body in a manner of worship that was only meant for sanctity. A manner so sacred, one that she should only show to the reigning Celestia and never to you.

But when she loves you more than the Gods, you might just get away with it.

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KAEDEHARA KAZUHA. cornelia street

He met you at sea, a Liyuen shipmate on the carefree Crux.

Carefree: He’d say that word was a great way to describe you. You were like the ocean, so unbelievably unpredictable and characteristically carefree. He swore he saw the serenity of the sea in your spirits—and when he introduced himself with a mere ‘Hello, I’m Kazuha,’ your smile in return may have haunted him for an eternity that the God of Electro could not even dare to recreate.

Kazuha grows to love the sea at the same time he grows to love you. Wishing waters practically spell out your name, and he thinks of you in a way that harmonizes to the nature of this world.

Such harmony proved to be naive, however, on one trip where Beidou sadly proclaimed you were not on this journey, and he felt sick to his stomach. It was the first time he got seasick. It was the first time ever since he step foot out of Inazuma that he felt so drearily dizzy, and it was when you were not there.

The ocean felt lonesome, he felt incomplete. And being surrounded by its ferocious vastness felt so scarily suffocating that even the sounds of waves would haunt him in his sleep.

Then it was quite telling, truly, when the moment he docked onshore, the light of your eyes greeting him with the crinkling scent of the sea came to cure his feverish feelings. He was well again, suddenly the waves felt so kind—and perhaps that was when he realized that harmony was a silly ideal; you are the ocean itself to him. Love so powerful, so beautiful, and yet so calming: his love for both was a bind he could never break.

And if he ever lost you, he’d never set sail again.

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NINGGUANG. paper rings

Kiss her once and take her to an high-end dinner, kiss her twice with a diamond ring, three times if you book the most expensive wedding in Teyvat.

That’s what she expected from the thoughtless men and cheap women of this world. Because she liked shiny things, and diamonds were a girl’s best friend. Only price tags for a woman so bejeweled—only luxury for the leading lady of a nation. But when it was you… Oh, when it was you…

In plastic gifts, in picture frames, in paper rings, you were still the one she wanted. Several times, she’s been offered the most dazzling a of rings by businessmen and high class women for a life of luxury. And yet, the one time you jokingly folded her a little paper origami ring that was too big for her finger, she felt her heart flutter in ways that could only be described in poetry written by hopeless romantics.

She wore it for the day, even taping it down to be tighter on her wedding finger. She was even sad when the paper eventually ripped, as if this ring held more value than any other ring she was ever offered. Rings that cost millions, rings that were dug up from the deepest and most dangerous mining sites of Teyvat—still beat by a ring made from thin paper.

The entirety of riches and the entirety of the elite, all forever beat by her simple lover who gave simple gifts.

But she didn’t mind. If you got down on one knee now and proposed to her with another paper ring and the most modest of smiles on your face, she would say yes even quicker than a heartbeat. Her heart would flutter, her mind would blank, her body would break down into the happiest of sobs until she’s sinking into your arms.

If another person proposed to her now with promises much more expensive than yours—promises that would fulfill the dreams of wealth from her childhood—she knows she would say no, it was more than obvious to her now.

She wants all of you. All your companionship, your complications, your confessions; Because in her values, they were all priceless.

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THOMA. gold rush

What must it be like to grow up consciously carefree?

What must it be like to grow up so beautiful, that you could have all of Inazuma trailing your footsteps for just a glance? To have both Kamisatos eyeing you, to be so carelessly happy even under the scrutinizing eyes of the elites—as if not even threats of losing your nobility could stop you from being such a fun-loving person. And even if you had pressure like that, you were still rolling as life went on, still with a smile that he so adored—

Thoma just slapped himself back into the real world.

Adoration? For someone so beautiful and so out of his reach? Really? He grumbled some scoldings to himself as he held the broomstick in one hand and his stinging cheek in the other.

He had such a stupid mind for daydreaming of such things; in fact, these thoughts weren’t even the worse of his colorful collection. Sometimes he’d think about what it would be like to actually be in love with you.

But they were such nice thoughts, really. Just the idea that he would get to see someone so gorgeous every day. He could imagine himself cooking up meals with all his love, taking care of your things just for you to return to him after your busy meetings to his adoring arms. And he’d do it all, really, anything to allow you to continue being so happy and so healthy while still remaining an Inazuman noble.

He just slapped himself again.

Who was he kidding? He didn’t have even the slightest of chances, not when everyone loved you, not when everyone wanted to be with you, and certainly not when everyone who admired you was at a better standing of nobility than he was.

You’re so easy to love… But he’s so easy to forget.

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LISA MINCI. tolerate it

If your life was one of the books in this Favonius library, then perhaps she would only be a footnote on some random page in the middle.

Perhaps she should be glad at how aware she is, but the sense of awareness only made her more frustrated than before. Because awareness meant that she knew her place in your life ( or, the lack thereof ), and knowing her place meant that she willingly ignored all the signs that pointed her to turn away.

Your friendly smiles, your distracted looks, your mild toleration: they should have been enough to tell her you weren’t interested. You only smile at her as a friend, you look distracted when she speaks to you, and your toleration was probably the worse of all.

Toleration meant you’d continue to overlook her; Toleration meant that all these advances she made were fruitless. It would mean that every favor she did for you like a little library servant was just a waste of her time.

And yet, she still did them. She still delivered all the books you requested right to your study table in the library, plus even more books related to your topic. She still told you all the information she knew on details you requested, even if they took hours to explain. Worse, she still adored you enough to pipe up every time you called her name, just happy to hear it.

But maybe you were like Jean, and maybe you were like the rest of them—you just thought she was lazy. Maybe all these acts of services were just seen to you as a part of her job instead of sleeping during her hours all day. Perhaps it isn’t as big of a deal to you like it is to her.

Because when all you give her is a little friendly smile after she exerts her love and time to you, she feels defeated even more.

[comfybutter]

“Thought I’d find you here,” Tsukasa says in a raspy voice over the waterfall.

Sanae splashes in surprise, but dips her ankles back into the water when the fox reveals herself from behind a tree. “Hi Tsukasa!” Sanae responds with an eager wave.

Tsukasa skulks over from behind, first over Sanae’s right shoulder, then switching to her left, making the shrine maiden turn her head. “May I sit?” she asks quietly, bowed at her hips to talk down to the woman.

“Yeah! Don’t scare the fish, though.” Sanae returns her gaze to the pond and idly swishes her legs in the water.

So Tsukasa does. Quite close to Sanae’s side, too, but it elicits no reaction from the shrine maiden. She leaves her shoes beside her, socks balled up inside, and dips her legs into the pond. Tsukasa opens her mouth to speak but-

“I guess fish don’t do that much in a day, huh,” Sanae says, her bright blue-green eyes trained on something in the water, swaying side to side slowly.

Tsukasa blinks, but allows herself a giggle. Ah, there it is in the water, a rice fish idly swimming back and forth far from the waterfall’s turbulent downpour.

“Have you ever thought about what it’s like being a fishy?” Sanae asks casually.

There’s a pause. “Can’t say that I have.” It’s always like this talking to the enigmatic woman. “But they do taste good.”

“Oh! Do you like eating them raw since you’re..?” Sanae asks, her bright gaze turning to blind Tsukasa.

She stares Sanae straight on and smirks. Tsukasa could yet win this conversation. Without a word, she turns from Sanae and raises her arms above her head, diving into the water with the smallest splash possible, and holds her breath.

Forty seconds of air left she dives towards the bottom, her eyesight acclimating to the darkness.

Thirty seconds of air left she sees the fish, potentially too small to really have an impact on Sanae. Too late now.

Twenty seconds left and she just can’t catch the damn thing. Her claws seem to push it out of the way, like oil and water.

Ten seconds later and it dawns on her that she has to face the music sooner or later. The image of flicking her hair back and smiling at Sanae with a fish beneath her fangs shatters. She swims upwards.

Wet, dirty blond hair clumps in her eyes, but Tsukasa knew Sanae was staring with all too much eye contact.

“Did you eat it?”

A brief silence. “No.”

“Why did you do that?”

“I was going to catch the fish.” She couldn’t remember whatever busy work Megumu had sent her on at this point. Her wet clothing — which should’ve been an asset — clung rather uncomfortably as she gets out of the water.

“Oh, why didn’t you just say so!” Sanae raises her staff high above her head and closes her eyes. For a brief moment, it smells like fresh rain on dry dirt.

Then, the waterfall begins raining fish. They’re jumping by the dozens into the pond, flowing down the stream. It lasts a bit longer than the initial shock of the moment, leaving Tsukasa blinking dumbfounded as the mountain pond splashes with life.

Sanae plucks a fish out of the water and holds it out. It flops wetly in her hand, but doesn’t budge. “Here you go!”

Tsukasa searches the shrine maiden’s face, looks at the fish, then back up at those eyes. It’s a ‘gift’. Against her better judgment, she accepts it.

That night, she leaves with a few fish and a towel around her shoulders. She failed to learn what the Moriyas were up to, made a fool of herself, and — even if the other woman doesn’t realize — put herself in Sanae’s debt. All for a few fish and an hour of making eyes at the shrine maiden.

Naturally, Tsukasa makes plans to meet again, not that Sanae knows.

[muchymozzarella]

And in case y'all are confused by the terminology because you're not terminally online weebs:

Shota = Male Characters who look like prepubescent or pubescent boys, regardless of age, often with "cute" features. Shotas include actual child characters, but also any teen or adult who is indistinguishable from a child in anime.

Examples of non-child "shota" characters include - Honey-senpai from Ouran, who's 17 in the anime and 18 in the manga

Chilchuck from Dungeon Meshi, who's 27, but considered middle aged for his race, and a father of 3

Loli = Female characters who look like prepubescent or pubescent girls, regardless of age, often with "cute" features. Lolis include actual child characters, but also any teen or adult who is indistinguishable from a child in anime.

Examples of non-child "loli" characters include:

This lady who's apparently a 42 year old mother of 4

And there are so many other ones but the one I know personally is the one from Kyo Kara Maoh, who's an 800 year old shrine maiden

And of course Futaba, who's just the best character (from My Senpai is Annoying), a 23-year old office worker who's in love with her gigantic senpai

Related terms: Bishōnen and Bishōjo

I mostly steer clear of the lolisho stuff because it's not my jam, but it's not hard to avoid something when you know EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE and it's funny to me how many people will try to deny certain lolishos and use the "legal loli" "legal shota" excuse (ie; UM ACTUALLY THEY'RE AN ADULT!!!!)

It's like watching people claim Black Butler isn't shota bait made by a shotacon mangaka. Sometimes I worry y'all are blind.

[nocandnc]

I've been tinkering with Kn8 Edo period AU ideas recently...

Hoshina would be a kaiju-slaying samurai of course, and other characters easily fell into place here and there, but it took me a little more time to determine what role Okonogi might have. A scribe? Shinobi? Shrine maiden??

No!!! Somehow, none of these felt quite right. Then it hit me - the profession that would fit Okonogi perfectly...

A Goze.

Goze were quite specifically blind/visually impaired female musicians that traveled across Japan, singing and playing the shamisen to earn a living.

Given Okonogi's need for glasses and her love of karaoke, what could possibly suit her better!?

Some details:

Konomi isn't fully blind - she can make out rough shapes and colours, especially if they're close to her face - but with limited access to medical care and no money to pay for corrective eyewear, becoming a goze seemed like her best option.

While her skill with the shamisen is middling, her exceptional singing voice makes up for it.

It wasn't uncommon for those of lower classes to not have surnames at all - so rather than Okonogi, she simply goes by Konomi.

She's very good with numbers despite a lack of schooling

Goze normally traveled in groups consisting of a (visually unimpaired) guide, the group's master/teacher, and the lower ranking goze under her tutelage. Konomi loses her party in a kaiju attack, after which she meets Hoshina Soshiro.

Goze were expected to remain celibate, so there's a forbidden romance angle to all this ^///^

I think that's all for now!! Is anyone interested in hearing more? I've thought a lot about OkoHoshi of course, but I have ideas for other characters as well.

It's been a really long time since I've written fanfiction proper, but I'm honestly considering this one ^^;;;; well, no promises!!!

[kitxkatrp]

She was being asked to follow this person? All right. She decided not to question why she had sniffed her dog's toys, replacing them in her pocket before straightening up once more.

"U-Um....if I'm going to be following you, may I hold your hand? I...I know that might be a bit weird to you because you don't know me...but without my dog I--I can't....see where it's safe to step and where it isn't."

She could do her best, but things like pop cans laying on a sidewalk, or an overturned trash can, or even other people on the street were completely out of her control. Normally her condition didn't cause her much anxiety, but she sure was feeling it now.

[pink-yuri]

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A Cruel God - OneShot - Protagonist has a crush on a woman, and later sees her in a lesbian bar, however she also finds out that she isn't her type A Face You Shouldn’t Show - Ongoing / 10+ Chapters - The protagonist goes to a lesbian hookup bar for the first time & a regular takes an interest in her A Girl Who Longed to Be a ''Hero'' Aims to Be a ''Hero'' Even If She Falls Into Becoming a Vampire - Ongoing / 5+ Chapters - A lady knight teams up with a vampire to hunt other vampires to extinction, the vampire turns the knight & they vow to kill eachother last A Girl Who Wants to Receive a Blowjob - OneShot - A girl has a thought while eating ice pops with a friend Ada and Eyva - Oneshot (twoshot, including the epilogue) - Two rival mafia bosses are in love Adolescence of Utena - Movie - A Retelling/Sequel to 'Revolutionary Girl Utena' (details under RGU's entry) Akuma no Riddle - Anime (Complete / 13 Episodes)(There's a complete manga also but I've not read/posted about it, I have however heard the manga is gayer, especially the epilogue) - The protagonist enters a class made up of one 'target' (herself) and 12 assassins, 1 assassin defects to her side. Albino and Witch/Albino's Diary - Completed / 3-4 Chapters - A human girl falls in love with her supernatural adoptive mother

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Dangerous Love -OneShot - A yandere flirts with the (female) POV character Delicious in Dungeon - Completed / 111 Chapters (Also an anime / 24 Episodes) - Fantasy/Adventure, not romance focussed and the yuri is non-canon Destiny of the Shrine Maiden - Anime / 12 Episodes, Manga / 14 Chapters - It's like a standard mecha anime if we ignored the male protagonist and let his love interest have a fucked up yandere gf Destroy It All And Love Me In Hell - Ongoing / 10+ Chapters - Straight A student is stressed + a truant classmate blackmails her into letting loose / acting out Did I Seriously Just Get Reincarnated as My Gag Character?! - Ongoing / 10+ Chapters - A 'guy' is reincarnated as a female game character 'he' made, she rescues an elf who then accompanies her through a fantasy/adventure type story Dum & Dee - Oneshot - Two twins love one girl (From 'Double Your Pleasure - A Twin Yuri Anthology)

Executioner and Her Way of Life, The - Ongoing / 20+ Chapters (Anime / 12 Episodes) - An assassin who executes transmigrators encounters one that won't die/stay dead

Fed Up Office Lady Wants To Serve The Villainess, The - Ongoing / 15+ Chapters - The protagonist is summoned into the world of a game she likes by the villainess, as her familiar Futari Monologue - Ongoing / 40+ Chapters - 2 childhood friends separate & reunite after one of them becomes gloomy & the other a gyaru. Gyaru makes advances which the gloomy one mistakes initially for bullying

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Handsome Girl and Sheltered Girl - Completed / 18 Chapters - A handsome girl jokingly confesses to another girl who mistakes her for a boy & accepts the confession, the two fall in love (& obviously the handome girl confesses her that she's a girl eventually)

I Married My Best Friend To Shut My Parents Up Completed / 4 Chapters - Pressured to find a man by her parents, a woman decides to marry her lesbian best friend to shut them up I See You Aizawa-San! - Ongoing / 10+ Chapters - Protagonist can see the ghost of a dead idol classmate, yuri elements are minor IMO I Suspect My Childhood Friend Is A Lesbian - Completed / 2 Chapters - Protagonist has a touchy-feely friend who she assumes is gay & hitting on her I'm in Love with the Villainess - Ongoing / 40+ Chapters (Anime / 12 Episodes) - A girl transmigrates into her favourite otome game, as the title suggests she is in love with the villainess I'm Not Cut Out To Be A Princess, So I'll Elope With The Villainess - Oneshot - Two women run away from their 'roles' to be together Inugami and Nekoyama - Ongoing / 70+ Chapters - Slice of Life about a dog girl who likes cats & a cat girl who likes dogs (& the 3rd wheel friend) Ipheion - OneShot - The protagonist is drafting a love letter, and her friend recruits her crush to help refine it

Killing Me! - Completed / 9 Chapters - Vampire x Vampire Hunter, technically enemies to lovers but it's more flirty than bloodthirsty Koi no Kaori - Collection of 6-7 OneShots (one is actually a TwoShot so) Kuro De Naku, Shiro De Nai - OneShot (Sequel to 'Uma de Ari, Shika de Aru' but I've tagged all posts re: them as both, bc yknow. theyre the same series) - 2 classmates reunite after they've both become teachers

Let Me Kidnap The Male Lead - Ongoing / 20+ Chapters - (Predominantly M/F) The protagonist kidnaps handsome men in the hopes of finding the male lead of the novel she's in. She catches the interest of the male lead, the female lead, and the (male) villain Liar Satsuki Can See Death - Completed / 83 Chapters - Not romance focussed, protagonist can see corpses 24 hours before the person dies, she amasses a small harem group of girls who believe/help her prevent deaths, actual yuri elements are honestly minimal Love Live Comic Anthology - µ's Sweet Memories - Completed / 10 Chapters - Disconnected oneshots about µ's Love Live! Sunshine!! - Ongoing / 15+ Chapters | (Anime - Completed / 26 Episodes + 1 Movie) - 9 girls join together to form an idol group, slice of life, yuri content is non-canon/implied Love/Death - Completed / 8 Chapters - 2 severely yandere girls are in love with eachother Loved By Twins - Oneshot - Two twins love one girl (From 'Double Your Pleasure - A Twin Yuri Anthology)

Madoka Magica - Anime / 12 Episodes - Not romance focussed, dark magical girl anime, while yuri elements are present it could be explained away as gal pals Mage and Demon Queen - Completed / 185 Chapters - The protagonist is a mage but instead of wanting to defeat the demon queen, she fell in love with her, the demon queen is a mildly violent tsundere (mild in that she won't do anything the mage won't recover from) The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady - Ongoing / 40+ Chapters - The protagonist is a princess who takes in the prince's discarded fiancee as a research assistant for her interest in magic Miss Savage Fang - Completed / 26 Chapters - A mercenary is reincarnated as the princess who brought the country to ruin, she has a gay thing going with the woman who killed (mercenary) her Mix and Melt Into One - Oneshot - Two twins love eachother and they both love/hate one non-related girl (From 'Double Your Pleasure - A Twin Yuri Anthology) My Friend's Abnormally Cute Sister - Ongoing / 10+ Chapters - The protagonist has a crush on her friend's little sister, however the sister is bit of a yandere who loves her own big sister (and hated the protagonist for being close to her)

Oniyuri-san and Himeyuri-san - OneShot - 2 Girls who fight in public but act lovey dovey in private Otherside Picnic - Ongoing / 70+ Chapters (Anime / 12 Episodes)(Novel / 9 Volumes) - The protagonist enjoys 'true' horror stories & finds her way into a world where they come true. She meets a girl in the 'otherside' and they decide to explore it together Our "Love" Is Disgusting - Ongoing / 2+ Chapters - The protagonist obsessively makes figures akin to the girl from her first (failed) sexual encounter, she meets a girl who wants to touch/lick figures

Promiscuous Relationship of the President and Vice President, The - Completed / 3 Chapters - 2 girls have a 'pure friendship', one asks the other out & it rapidly turns less 'pure'

Reemployment Life With an Unsociable Untalkative Magician - Ongoing / 20+ Chapters - HETEROSEXUAL - A true yuri fan sees yuri where none is intended - A woman works for a recluse male magician, they fall in love Revolutionary Girl Utena - Anime / 39 Episodes (There's a manga but all I know of that is they made Juri heterosexual) - The protagonist inadvertently engages in a duel with the prize being an engagement to another woman (it is SO much more than that but.. spoilers) Roll Over and Die - Ongoing / 20+ Chapters - The protagonist is cast aside by her adventuring team, at rock bottom she meets a girl she wants to protect & figures out how to be OP, has horror elements RWBY - Completed / 15 Chapters - Adaptation/Expansion upon the original RWBY cartoon - 4 girls are put together as a team to learn to fight the Grimm (disposable enemies) RWBY Official Manga Anthology - Ongoing / 80+ Chapters - Accompaniment to the series RWBY, disconnected one shots, only really worth reading if you're somewhat familiar with RWBY

Sailor Moon (Original Series) - Completed / 46 Episodes - The protagonist becomes a magical girl, there are yuri adjecent scenes, however the canon sailor moon lesbian couple don't make an appearance in this run Scarlet - Ongoing / 6+ Chapters - Werewolf & a vampire(?) do Ye Olde drug busts, fairly overtly horny Shitto na Watashi to Shikku na Aitsu - OneShot - An immortal girl confesses to a girl who then asks to stab her, she's a little out of her depth when the immortal agrees readily then doesn't die Soul Eater NOT! - Completed / 31 - A spinoff of Soul Eater, the protagonist can turn into a weapon but finds herself in a love triangle as she cant decide which girl she wants to wield her Stardust Telepath - Ongoing / 40+ Chapters - The protagonist doesn't fit in on Earth so she wants to build a rocket to meet aliens, coincidentally an alien (girl) lands on Earth with amnesia. The alien can use telepathy when their foreheads are touching. Story of the Demon Lord Who Wants to Yuri-Marry the Hero - Preview / 1 Chapter - The hero wants to defeat the demon lord, the demon lord wants to marry the hero Sukeban & Tenkousei - Ongoing / 8+ Chapters - The protagonist asks a delinquent girl to say cutesy words because she finds it cute/amusing

That Girl Is Too Much - Completed / 7 Chapters - A popular girl is annoyed that an equally popular tomboy isn't giving her attention. Aforementioned tomboy is head over heels for her

When Arika Went Missing - Ongoing / 15+ Chapters - An idol goes missing under mysterious circumstances, her childhood friend decides investigate, yuri content is non-canon/implied

You Are My Angela - Completed / 3 Chapters - A young woman finds a human-looking angel & takes her home, though she's afraid the angel will leave her without warning You, As You Are - Oneshot - Butch protagonist meets an abused woman and they fall in love Yuri Espoir - Ongoing / 15+ Chapters - A girl is to be in an arranged marriage. Saddened that she's never been in a relationship with another girl, she decides to write yuri about strangers with a 'friend' Yuri Terrorism - Oneshot - The protagonists infiltrate their enemy by ways of yuri

Fan Doujins

Can We Hold Hands - Ai Miyashita x Rina Tennoji Honest Feelings - Setsuna Yuki x Kasumi Nakasu Kasumin’s Treat - Shizuku Osaka x Kasumi Nakasu Niji-chan Manga and Drawing Matome - Ai Miyashita x Setsuna Yuki SetsuKasu Pocky Game - Setsuna Yuki x Kasumi Nakasu Shiritori - Ai Miyashita x Rina Tennoji Valentine’s and Kasumi - Yuu Takasaki x Kasumi Nakasu

[wei-smiler]

Efforts to complete Shiro's setting 👍🏻

Shiro carries the scent of rotten oranges with her, and this scent changes based on her emotional fluctuations, becoming stronger as her emotions intensify. When she's on the hunt, her scent often becomes a fatal weakness that exposes her location because she easily gets excited when nearing prey. You can gauge your distance from her based on this. However, sometimes she can use her scent to disturb her opponent's psyche, hiding in airtight places waiting for her prey to discover her. When the prey finally finds her, the scent of rotten oranges overwhelms the senses, making it hard to keep one's eyes open.

However, she's very sensitive about the fact that she emits a scent, so it's best not to pinch your nose or fan the air in her presence, as this can easily anger her.

Shiro is not an invincible war god; she can be suppressed by the blood of maidens. Any contact with blood causes a burning sensation for her. Dripping blood into her third eye can momentarily blind her.

Furthermore, it's reiterated that Shiro has the ability to assimilate desperate individuals into the Devour Khan (This is her Khan's name):

(During the 60 years of her rampage in Japan, a village chief, in order to resist her invasion, injured dozens of girls against their will, smearing their blood outside the village wall. Although they resisted Shiro's attack, the chief, who had lost the support of the villagers, was driven into the deep mountains by the enraged villagers and soon fell into despair. He was quickly assimilated by Shiro, who was lurking there, and joined the Devour Khan)

During times when Shiro is not so obsessed with dark forces, she likes to use her identity as a witch to fortune-tell her luck, often going to formal shrines to draw lots. If she doesn't get the result she wants, she'll discard the drawn lot and continue until she gets a satisfactory result. She also uses her "fortunes" to gamble, including but not limited to: card games, backgammon, pai gow, horse racing, and mahjong. Among them, mahjong is her favorite, but she's quite temperamental and either resorts to cheating or ends up overturning the table by the end. So whenever she persuades the generals to play mahjong with her, they usually respond indifferently 👍🏻

[2baddiesfanfics]

Not Me, Not You...Us

Pairing: Ei x Miko

Tags: Angst, Arguing, Oral Sex, Cunnilingus, Vaginal Fingering, Archons (Genshin Impact), Soul Bond, Angst with a Happy Ending, Angst and Hurt/Comfort

Summary:

When Miko defies Ei during a meeting in front of her retainers, the Shogun is furious. Upset by the slight, the kitsune takes it personally and demands an apology. How will her girlfriend prove that their bond is more than just that of archon and familiar?

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“Lady Guuji, that’s enough. Do not make me repeat myself,” Ei said, a strong tone of warning underlying her words. The eyes of her attendants watched nervously as the conversation began to escalate quickly.

“Your Excellency, please. You must see reason. The shrine does not require the protection of the Tenryou Commission. Would you really trust Kujou Sara’s opinion over mine? Need I remind you who acted in your stead while you were off playing pretend in the Plane of Euthymia? I can handle any pending danger, I assure you.”

“Yae Miko!” The Shogun’s voice shook the room like thunder. “You will hold your tongue. While you may be head shrine maiden, you have no experience in military matters. You know full well there’s been a rise in the number of rogue bandits around Mt. Yougou. The Grand Narukami Shrine may not be under the jurisdiction of the Shogunate, but it is still under the authority of the Electro Archon. As my familiar, you are obligated to do as I command. Unless you feel your duties must come to an end over something so trifling as a petty argument?”

The kitsune could feel one of her fangs break the skin of the inside of her bottom lip as she struggled not to snap back at her with one of her trademark sarcastic retorts. It was one thing when they were alone - in front of members of the Shogunate was another entirely.

“Ahem. Forgive my insolence, Your Excellency,” Miko replied, the Shogun’s title dripping with disdain. “But I refuse to run away with my tails between my legs like a frightened little pup. If those rascals want to attempt something so foolish, I’d prefer to take care of them myself.”

The chair Ei was sitting in pulled back with a loud screech as she stood out of anger. “This isn’t a debate. You seem to be under the illusion you have a choice in this matter. Sara will station at least four members of the commission around the shrine to ensure you and the other maidens are adequately protected in the event of an attack. This is the word of your Archon. Obey, or lose your status as my familiar. Effective immediately.”

Miko was blinded by rage. Bowing her head in an effort to hide her emotions, she cleared her throat, bent at her waist, and firmly stated, “Understood.” She turned to exit the meeting room and swiftly wiped her face with the sleeves of her kimono.

Heading back to the room she secretly shared with the Shogun when she spent time at Tenshukaku, she crawled into her futon to let her tears drench the pillow.

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Worn from the emotions that had overtaken her, the guuji woke a few hours later to what appeared to be an empty room.

What am I, stupid? Of course she never came after me. What message would that send to her advisors? She’s an Archon and I’m just her…

Once again, she felt her eyes start to water. What was she to Ei? Had she really been foolish enough to think the Shogun held her in such high regard? Or was she merely a tool for her to use when it was convenient?

She flopped back down onto the pillow, her ears twitching as she contemplated how she’d approach Ei when she returned. If she returned.

“Miko? Are you still here?” The kitsune heard the familiar voice and her heart immediately slammed in her chest. Damnit. Of course she still loved the woman.

She knew things would be difficult given her status and the need to maintain her reputation among the public. But that didn’t make being with her any easier. The guuji was a strong-willed person, but it didn’t mean she didn’t have feelings.

“That depends. Should I not be, oh great and mighty Archon? Should I have immediately gone back to the shrine and prayed for your forgiveness? Oh, wait, I better ask for permission before I even consider doing so. I am just a lowly familiar, after all.”

Now that it was just the two of them alone on neutral ground, the kitsune felt it safe to be her usual self. Ei was clearly not in the mood.

“Miko. How many times have I told you that – except under extreme circumstances - you cannot directly defy me in front of my subjects? I don’t know how much clearer I can be. I’m the ruler and god of this nation. I cannot appear weak.”

The guuji let out a laugh of disbelief. “So that’s how you see yourself? A ruler? What about us, Ei? What am I to you? Yes, you’re an Archon. But I’m your familiar. We’re a team. Or at least I thought we were. I suppose now I’m nothing but a warm body for you to take your stress out on. Like a common whore.”

The Shogun dropped to her knees beside her futon. “Would you please stop being so dramatic? This isn’t about us, Miko. You should know where we stand. This is about something bigger than us. This is about you. Don’t you fucking roll your eyes at me, kitsune! Why do you think I was so adamant about having those soldiers at the shrine? Do you think I take pleasure in fighting you? I want them there because I can’t always be there to protect you!”

The guuji grabbed the fabric of the Shogun’s kimono by her shoulders and shook her. “I don’t need your godsdamned protection, Ei! I survived just fine by myself for 500 fucking years! Do you think I’m so weak I can’t take on a few starving ronin? What’s the matter with you?”

Ei’s eyes glowed with the ferocity of bottled lightning. “What’s the matter with me? I love you, Miko! This is more than just a bond we share as Archon and familiar - I love you so much I’d rather take my own life than have to establish some artificial connection with anyone other than you. I am yours, and you are mine. For eternity.”

The two women sat staring at each other, both heaving from the intensity of the argument. Before the kitsune could hit her with a snide comeback, Ei seized her mouth in a searing kiss. The frustration Miko felt melted away with this single act. The Shogun’s lips moved against her own, a hunger evident in her ferocity.

As her familiar, the guuji knew part of an Archon’s power lay in the connection they shared. When one experienced a certain emotion, the other could sense it, too. Depending on the circumstance, this could heighten many things: the will to fight, for instance.

In this case, she could feel Ei’s desire to make things right and reestablish their connection in a physical way. To reverse their roles and praise her familiar in a different sense of the word. The kitsune wasn’t about to fight it. If she wanted to make things up to her, she’d gladly take the princess treatment.

“I hope you’re willing to work for my forgiveness, Ei. You’ll have to be very convincing,” she murmured against the tongue that had found its way into her mouth. The shogun paused and rested her forehead against hers.

“Miko, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. When it comes to your safety, I know I can get…a little intense,” she said before tenderly kissing her cheek. “It’s just…I can’t imagine not being able to do this anymore.” The guuji yelped as she felt the other woman grip her by her hips and flip her onto her hands and knees.

“Ei! You’re not getting out of this that easily!”

“Oh, I don’t think this is going to be easy. Quite the contrary - I think you’ll be fighting for your life to stay quiet. You say you can handle yourself, but you submit so easily when it comes to my touch,” she taunted as her hand traveled beneath the kitsune’s kimono. Ei could feel her shiver at the feeling of the skin of her palm inching up her thigh.

“Ah…if this is meant to be an…oooo…apology, you better make me come so hard those pitiful advisors of yours hear me the next room…” the guuji sneered.

The Shogun hooked a single elegant finger in the elastic of her panties and slid them down her body at a glacial pace. Miko wriggled impatiently - teasing was her specialty, not Ei’s. To have the tables turned felt both frustrating and exciting at the same time.

“I thought you were mad at me. Your body tells me otherwise,” she said as she observed her wetness glistening in the low light of the candles burning in the room.

“Please. Don’t act so smug. Your ‘all-powerful Archon’ act is getting dull,” Miko said with a roll of her eyes. Secretly she hoped it would get her to move faster.

“I think someone holding power over you turns you on, fox. You may run things at the shrine, but we’re in my domain now.” The guuji felt the Shogun grip the back of her neck firmly. “Now be a good little familiar make some noise for me.”

The kitsune felt two fingers plunge into her from behind and her fangs ripped a hole in the pillow her face was now buried in. Ei twisted and turned her wrist, hitting the spot she knew would make her cry out.

“FUCK! Ei…” she whimpered.

“Oh, I know you can take this, Miko. Perhaps my tongue will be a bit gentler. I’ll have mercy - this time.” She shifted and positioned her mouth next to her opening, lapping up the juices that had seeped out. The kitsune visibly relaxed, her contented sigh muffled by the pillow.

“Mmmm…you taste divine.” Her tongue entered her, delving deeper to draw out louder moans.

“Well, I am…ahh…a shrine maiden…oh fuck…”

Ei chuckled darkly. “That you are. Don’t you worry, pet. You’ll have your chance to worship your Archon. It’s my duty to tend to you first.” The Shogun expertly worked her bud with the tip of her tongue, circling the sensitive bundle of nerves at just the right pressure.

“Ah…ah….ahhhhhh…” Miko huffed, her head swimming with pleasure preventing her from talking back. Ei’s nails sank into the flesh of her hips as she tried to control her bucking against her face.

“Come for your Archon, Miko,” she commanded, and the kitsune arched her back while letting out a yowl of pleasure as she hit her peak.

Ei snagged her by the waist and fell to the futon with her pulled close in a jumbled mess. “So…am I forgiven?”

The guuji hummed as she kissed her, the scent of her own desire still coating the Shogun’s lips. “I suppose that was sufficient for making a fool of me in front of your retinue.”

Ei sighed heavily. “Miko…don’t be like this. Please. What must I do to show you I didn’t mean anything by it? It’s just for appearances, I swear.”

 “I think it’s less about what you should do, and more about what only I can do.”

The other woman cocked an inquisitive eyebrow as she shifted to sit up. “And what exactly is that supposed to mean? Just because you’re a familiar it doesn’t mean you must speak in riddles.”

The kitsune moved to slyly straddle the Shogun’s lap. “My dearest Archon, I’m not speaking in riddles. I merely mean to say you’d never revoke my status as your familiar. Or rather…you couldn’t.”

Ei’s arms snaked around her waist, drawing her nearer. “I still don’t understand what you’re insinuating. I’m your Archon. My word is law.”

“Face the facts, Ei,” Miko whispered as she closed in on her ear. “No one can make you feel the way I do.” Her lips placed slow, gentle kisses across her cheek. “Make you moan the way I do.” The Shogun’s breath hitched in her throat as she felt the kitsune move her mouth down her neck. “Make you come the way I do.”

These were the last words she spoke before her lips pulled away from her teeth to reveal the sharp canines she knew drove Ei insane with lust. Their trysts always did have an animalistic air to them - they frequently battled for dominance, titles be damned. She bit down and pierced the tender flesh that had already grown hot with desire.

“Aghhhhh…Miko…” she ground out through clenched teeth. Pain swirled with pleasure as a trickle of blood dripped down her neck to stain her kimono.

“Oh hush,” she chastised as she licked the fresh wound to soothe it. “I know you like it rough. There aren’t many who’d be able to take you on the way I do and live to tell the tale. You wouldn’t dare give this up now, would you?”

“I can’t argue that,” she murmured before grabbing her face and pulling her in for another kiss. The sharp, acrid taste of iron pricked at her taste buds as she felt Miko’s nails dig into her back. The familiar sting reminded her that though she was an Archon, she was not invincible.

The kitsune knew she was Ei’s one and only weakness. Pushing her back down on the futon, she tore open the front of her kimono, the expensive silk ripping under the force. Palming her breasts, Miko smirked as the woman underneath her sunk into the pillow and heaved a sigh of elation. She could feel her nipples growing hard against the warmth of her fingertips as she toyed with them.

“Miko…stop stalling and get on with it…” the Shogun complained breathily.

“What, the Archon has no patience? Not a good way to set an example for your people…” the other woman taunted. One of her hands snaked down between them, and she could feel Ei swallow hard beneath her as she anticipated the familiar feel of what she knew was coming next.

They locked eyes, and the guuji could feel the rush of emotions she was the cause of. Although she was not a god, she felt as if she were the one with all the power. Ei’s cheeks were flushed and her hands gripped the kitsune’s hips as if she were afraid that if she let go, she’d disappear.

Finally, the Shogun’s hips jolted upward when Miko slipped her fingers inside of her. The other woman felt the Archon’s muscles ripple underneath her as she took her digits with ease.

“Fuck…” she whimpered.

“See, you may control this nation, but never forget…I have the power to control you, dearest.”

“Miko…” The way Ei moaned her name was so tender she almost felt bad for teasing her so. Almost. Her fingers curled as she pumped in and out.

“Submit to me. Tell me what I am to you.”

“You’re…my familiar…”

“Good. But I’m much more than that, now, aren’t I?” She applied pressure to her clit with the heel of her palm as she worked an answer out of her.

“Y-yes…advisor…lover…my everything…gods…please…Miko…”

Her heart warmed at the terms of endearment she rambled off, and she gave in.

“Whatever my Archon wants, I will see to it I provide. Come for me, Ei.” The Shogun jolted forward, her lips searing against the kitsune’s as the force of her orgasm caused her to groan into her mouth.

The fox collapsed on top of her, burying her face into the crux of her neck. The other woman held her in a tight embrace, the two clinging to each other in a wordless mutual surrender.

“…I love you, Miko. Everything I do, I do because I cannot do this alone. Whatever decisions I make, know it is because your life means more to me than my own,” she explained before kissing her temple.

The guuji looked up at her resolutely. “The only reason I fight so fiercely is so I don’t lose my edge. Someone has to keep you in check, Ei. If my shrine maidens can’t count on me for protection, how can I ever hope to live up to being your familiar? We fight as a team. If need be…we die as a team.”

The Shogun let out a heavy breath. “All of this talk of Archons and familiars is so heavy. Let’s speak about morbid subjects no longer,” she requested as she lifted her lover’s hand to her lips and kissed the back of it. “Tonight…let’s just be Miko and Ei.”

[kitxkatrp]

@demon-blood-youths II Starter with Setsuko

She's sitting under the Sakura trees and enjoying the smell wafting to her nose. It's time for lunch, so she has a bento open in her lap (pre purchased) and Jugo was sitting by her side.

"Time to eat!"

[scarletgemstone]

gravity falls down the witches road

(bilnd eye dipper and a variant of mabel stan and ford stand in a circul as he rings a bell)

Blind eye dipper” seekest thou the road to all that’s foul and fair gather sisters fire water earth and air “

(a fire sparks)

All”darkest hour wake thy power earthly and divine burn and brew with coven ture and glory shall be thine “

(portal stan and gnome queen mabel throw something in the fire)

All” down down down the road down the witch’s road down down down the road down the witch’s road down down down the road down the witch’s road circle sewn with fate unlock thy hidden gate”

(blind eyed dipper rings the bell again)

All” marching ever forward neath the wooded shrine i stray not from the path i hold death’s hand in mine primal night giveth sight familiar by thy side if one be gone we carry on spirit as our guide “

Gnome queen mabel”down down down the road down the witches road”

Portal stan”down the witches road”

Gnome queen mabel”down down down the witches road”

Blind eyed dipper”down the witches road

Eyepatch ford” down down down the road”

Portal stan”down the witches road”

All”blood and tears and bone maiden mother crone”

(blind eyed dipper rings the bell as gravity begins to fall they join hands)

All”the road is wild and wicked winding through the wood where all that’s wrong is right and all that’s bad is good through many miles of tricks and trials we’ll wander high and low (the sky breaks) tame your fears a door appears the time has come to go!”

(they let go of each others hands as gravity rises everything)

Gnome queen mabel”down down down the road down the witches road”

Portal stan”down the witches road”

Eyepatch ford” down down down the wiches road”

Bilned eyed dipper”down the witches road”

Eyepatch ford”down down down the road”

Portal stan”down the witches road”

Bilend eyed dipper”down down down the road”

Gnome queen mabel”down the road”

All”follow me my friend to glory at the end”

[madam-kumo]

Back and Here to Stay

(Probably should've put this sooner but major spoiler warnings)

Kunikazushi x Mother Reader (platonic)

PT.2 of Don't Leave Me Too!

"Mother!"

Scara shouts as he looks up from your chest. So many emotions were clear in his eyes. Anger, sadness, grief, but there was a spark of relief and pure happiness in his irises. Tears continue to run down his face in globs as he looks upon your illuminated form. He sniffs while rubbing his face with his hands.

"Why did you leave me?!" He yells in anger, though, his arms betray him and his arms grow tighter around you. "I know you're angry with me Kuni. But we need to get you out of here and taken care of". He was to tired and injured to retort and just collapsed in your arms; he was still awake- but barely.

You turn around to look the archon in the eye. "Thank you for helping him, Lesser Lord Kusanali" You praise the girl. A sweet smile appears on her face and she carefully steps over to you and Kuni. "We need to get him out of here. If I may ask, please pick him up". You nod and gently pick up the small boy. He hides him head in your chest, no longer wanting to see the outside world, wishing more to fall asleep in your arms and stay with his mother, and only his mother.

"A letter from the Dendro Archon" An attendant held out the letter to Ei. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Why would Kusanali be reaching out to her. They barely interacted as their nations were too far apart to do so.

Ei hesitantly accepted the letter from the attendant before sending him away. Why was she so scared to open the letter? She had a weird feeling that this letter was something she didn't wish to see.

She ripped the green seal off of the envelope and left it to fall on the ground. Ei slowly red the note. Nahida had taken her son, no, her creation into her care and told her in case she had any words to say to him.

Her heart dropped to her stomach as she red the note over and over again. She completely forgot Kabukimono was even one of her creations. Ei had given him away so long ago. Just hearing his name makes her want to forget all over again but he was useless to eternity. She shouldn't care... right? So, why does she?

Would Makoto want her to let him go or to bring him back? If she brought the puppet back, he would fight her. And she didn't want to harm one of her own creations. She can't hurt her own creations.

"You seem quite conflicted don't you, Ei?" Yae Miko teased behind her. "What do you want Yae" Ei said harshly. "Oh, so angry! I was just stating a simple thing" Yae giggles at the angry goddess. Her chuckling dies down once she realizes the gravity of the situation. The shrine maidens face turns serious.

"You know better than anyone that you were the one to let him go and abandon him.". That word: Abandon. It played in her mind like a broken radio. His broken and betrayed eyes still haunted her like a ghost.

"So what the hell do you want me to do...." Ei mutters to herself begrudgingly. "Give up on this dumb guilt of yours and let him move on, you did that to Makoto after all- so why can't you do it now".

She wanted to smack that grin off of the fox's face but held back and reluctantly agreed.

After a few days, Kuni had woken up, and like before- refused to leave your side and was attached to you at the hip. He had brought you to Irminsul to help Nahida gather data on a topic that he had not informed you of. Because it was you he wasn't telling it to, it was probably for a good reason.

And there you stood, behind Kuni and next to Traveler and his floating companion. You and the other ladies had been having a conversation in your mind. "How did he turn out this way in the first place?" Paimon asked, scratching her head in confusion. You sighed but answered "Revenge is a blinding goal, it changes people for the worst". "How come every conversation is good when I'm not in it" Kuni interrupted your conversation.

A glowing branch suddenly appeared in front of the boy. "Anonymous date?" Kuni muttered, looking cautiously at the packet of information. "Hey! Remember to share it with us!" Paimon squealed while throwing her fists in the air. "Shush!" Kuni says harshly. Visions of Tatarasuna flash in past his eyes like a projector, allowing you and the traveler to see it as well.

The story of Niwa betraying your son never sit right with you. Niwa just never seemed like that kind of person; he was always so sweet and kind to you and your son- welcoming Kuni with open arms. Kuni had also buried something in your backyard but when you asked- Kuni never answered. At that point, you probably didn't want to know.

Once Nahida had finished her summary of what had happened, Kuni balled his fists and gritted his teeth, cursing the fatui member under his breath. "Kuni..." You mutter his name, but before you could touch his shoulder, Nahida told you to give him a moment.

Moments had past before Kuni pushed you away from him and grabbed the travelers hand, creating a shield. You only saw them hold hands for a few minutes before the shield dispersed. "I only thanked him for helping me" He said to Paimon. Kuni turned around and made an opening into the Irminsul tree. "Kuni, what are you doing?" You asked, panic increasing in your voice.

He hesitated before coming over and wrapping his arms around you. "Don't wait for me" He whispered in your ear and soon launched himself from his place and into the opening of the tree. "W-where did he go!" Paimon shouted while you looked around frantically.

"I don't know how he did that with so little power, but what I do know is that you three have to get out of here now" Nahida commanded, and you knew better than to question here.

You had been pacing in the inn for hours at this point desperately trying to find an answer for where your son had run off to. You had already cried and begged Nahida and the traveler to find your son, but they had no answers. As a response, you had isolated yourself in your room.

You two had already been separated for hundreds of years. Being separated again was the last thing you wanted!

You had no reason for sleep or food as ,ever since you came back, you felt no fatigue when it came to normal human needs; It was strange to get used to but you delt with it none the less.

The archon and traveler were very concerned about your wellbeing but they knew better than to bother you. After all, now they have a wanderer to take care of.

A knock broke you out of your deranged state, Nahida had only checked on you once and hadn't bothered you since, so why now? You sigh but open the door anyway, knowing it was probably important. You hesitantly open the door. Your eyes widen and you throw the door open wider to throw your arms around the smaller boy.

"Kuni!"

You yell into his shoulder as you hold him. You wanted to slap him for leaving you without answers but that could wait. You felt him wrap his arms around you. He sighed into you and relaxed in your arms.

"Where have you been!?" You ask between sobs.

"That will be told later, but know that I'm back and here to stay, mother"

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Tag list: @swivy123

[talonabraxas]

THE ALTAR OF ARTEMIS by: Aleister Crowley (1875-1947)

HERE, in the coppice, oak and pine

And mystic yew and elm are found,

Sweeping the skies, that grew divine

With the dark wind's despairing sound,

The wind that roars from the profound,

And smites the mountain-tops, and calls

Mute spirits to black festivals,

And feasts in valleys iron-bound,

Desolate crags, and barren ground;--

There in the strong storm-shaken grove

Swings the pale censer-fire for love.

The foursquare altar, roughly hewn,

And overlaid with beaten gold,

Stands in the gloom; the stealthy tune

Of singing maidens overbold

Desires mad mysteries untold,

With strange eyes kindling, as the fleet

Implacable untiring feet

Weave mystic figures manifold

That draw down angels to behold

The moving music, and the fire

Of their intolerable desire.

For, maddening to fiercer thought,

The fiery limbs requicken, wheel

In formless furies, subtly wrought

Of swifter melodies than steel

That flashes in the fight: the peal

Of amorous laughters choking sense,

And madness kissing violence,

Ring like dead horsemen; bodies reel

Drunken with motion; spirits feel

The strange constraint of gods that clip

From Heaven to mingle lip and lip.

The gods descend to dance; the noise

Of hungry kissings, as a swoon,

Faints for excess of its own joys,

And mystic beams assail the moon,

With flames of their infernal noon;

While the smooth incense, without breath,

Spreads like some scented flower of death,

Over the grove; the lover's boon

Of sleep shall steal upon them soon,

And lovers' lips, from lips withdrawn,

Seek dimmer bosoms till the dawn.

Yet on the central altar lies

The sacrament of kneaded bread,

With blood made one, the sacrifice

To those, the living, who are dead--

Strange gods and goddesses, that shed

Monstrous desires of secret things

Upon their worshippers, from wings

One lucent web of light, from head

One labyrinthine passion-fed

Palace of love, from breathing rife

With secrets of forbidden life.

But not the sunlight, nor the stars,

Nor any light but theirs alone,

Nor iron masteries of Mars,

Nor Saturn's misconceiving zone,

Nor any planet's may be shown,

Within the circle of the grove,

Where burn the sanctities of love:

Nor may the foot of man be known,

Nor evil eyes of mothers thrown

On maidens that desire the kiss

Only of maiden Artemis.

But horned and huntress from the skies,

She bends her lips upon the breeze,

And pure and perfect in her eyes,

Burn magical virginity's

Sweet intermittent sorceries.

When the slow wind from her sweet word

In all their conchéd ears is heard.

And like the slumber of the seas,

There murmur through the holy trees

The kisses of the goddess keen,

And sighs and laughters caught between.

For, swooning at the fervid lips

Of Artemis, the maiden kisses

Sobs and the languid body slips

Down to enamelled wildernesses.

Fallen and loose the shaken tresses;

Fallen the sandal and girdling gold,

Fallen the music manifold

Of moving limbs and strange caresses,

And deadly passion that possesses

The magic ecstasy of these

Mad maidens, tender as blue seas.

Night spreads her yearning pinions,

The baffled day sinks blind to sleep;

The evening breeze outswoons the sun's

Dead kisses to the swooning deep.

Upsoars the moon; the flashing steep

Of Heaven is fragrant for her feet;

The perfume of the grove is sweet

As slumbering women furtive creep

To bosoms where small kisses weep,

And find in fervent dreams the kiss

Most memoried of Artemis.

Impenetrable pleasure dies

Beneath the madness of new dreams;

The slow sweet breath is turned to sighs

More musical than many streams

Under the moving silver beams,

Fretted with stars, thrice woven across.

White limbs in amorous slumber toss,

Like sleeping foam, whose silver gleams

On motionless dark seas; it seems

As if some gentle spirit stirred,

Their lazy brows with some swift word.

So, in the secret of the shrine,

Night keeps them nestled, so the gloom

Laps them in waves as smooth as wine,

As glowing as the fiery womb

Of some young tigress, dark as doom,

And swift as sunrise. Love's content

Builds its own monument,

And carves above its vaulted tomb

The Phoenix on her fiery plume,

To their own souls to testify

Their kisses' immortality.

[distant-velleity]

well anyway in the meantime, here's a bunch of random headcanons about my hsr ocs that i may or may not have posted before

mizaru used to have a lover, the two would quietly rebel against their government together, but obviously things didn't work out--now, it's not so much mizaru has sworn off love as they absolutely need to trust any possibly romantic partners

if regis hadn't left her home planet, she would have had to become a shrine maiden or some other form of religious work; her home planet takes the worship of idrila (who they call the Rosedreamer/THEIR Elegance) very seriously. regis is relatively faithful herself but she could not stand her home

aki's home planet is very similar to modern-day earth, except it used to be ridden with a certain supernatural species (that has since mostly died out). the ipc is present on the planet, but it has significantly less influence in the city aki resides in due to high levels of gang activity

the government in mizaru's home planet would make use of memoria to torture prisoners/rebels/etc., which is how mizaru ended up as they are

regis had to watch her father succumb to "mara" with her own eyes, seeing him go from a normal-looking plant human to a monstrous abomination

the x-shaped scar on aki's cheek is from an altercation with his rival group; it also happened to be the same altercation in which his "sister" was killed and he had to take the position of "boss"

(ironically, the same fate almost befell him when he "died")

in regards to no one using their birth names:

mizaru finds it more convenient to use different aliases everywhere they go--after all, the work of a galaxy ranger often gives their aliases a criminal association. that, and they're sick of their old name

regis simply doesn't like her birth name, because it's heavily associated with her home planet. she wanted to completely discard her past, "ugly" self so when she left she also chose a different name

aki's birth name was chosen by his father -- who left upon aki's birth, realizing that both his son and his wife were "monsters" -- and given by his mother who couldn't let him go. after his mom died, aki was still very bitter over the whole thing, so he chose a different name out of spite

anyway here's some more silly/less angsty headcanons

mizaru loooves spoiling themselves. shopping sprees, spa days, you name it.

regis is always on the lookout for the most popular, highest-quality makeup products

aki is popular with kids, who unwittingly refer to him as "uncle"--obviously he wouldn't dream of making them join, they're too young and innocent, but he does take good care of them!

mizaru can and will smoke their pipe in the middle of combat, they actually use it to blind enemies momentarily lol

regis doesn't just use her mirror of transcendence to fight, she has a bunch of these smaller floating mirrors that can cause projectiles to ricochet (she would have made a GREAT preservation unit)

aki's ultimate animation is lowkey just him setting enemies on fire with gasoline and a lighter...

mizaru and aki would get along, i firmly believe this in my heart. tax evasion friendship /j

regis got the rose accessory in her front pocket from her father

aki runs hot despite being a [redacted for silly lore purposes], which is why he's actually more active at night now and . you know. never wears shirts properly

[grief-worn]

🔥🔥🔥oh god

Another day, another creepy, old catacomb just teeming with booby traps and artifacts older than Elminster's own beard. The terrain isn't especially challenging. Stale, musty limestone tunnels and the occasional crumbling staircase. No, the real risk lies in the security system. Gale had almost lost both his feet to spikes thrusting up from grates in the floor. Lae'zel was nearly minced to bits from a volley of arrows overhead. Karlach leapt just in the nick of time, before the floor gave way to a pit of venomous, snapping vipers. Whatever this lair is hiding, it must be worth all the labor spent constructing such an elaborate design.

The deeper they venture, the more the architecture shifts and morphs. Symbols etched on the walls illustrate fair and noble maidens, with curls in their manes and coquettish grins upon their faces. There are inlaid frames against the stone on either side, where mirrors once sat, now shattered, the glass grinding beneath their soles with every step. Creeping vines tangle and gnarl across the ceiling, overgrown and unfettered, coated in tiny thorns too sharp for bare skin. Each new room feels less like the foul prison they first discovered and more like an elaborately decorated shrine, perhaps memorializing a notable figure. Of course, it now sits wholly abandoned. It's clear no one has stopped by to do any sort of maintenance in quite a while.

The hallway opens at its mouth, connecting to a vast room of gilded pillars and a deep pit caved at its center. It's some sort of bathing chamber, the pool now hollowed and cracked. The group splits up, tentatively checking each nook and cranny, hoping for treasure, or even something to pawn off at the next town.

Shadowheart stands at the pool's edge, tilting her head up, admiring the ceiling's handiwork. Colored seashells paint a picturesque mosaic, depicting a vivid scene of utter whimsy. Naked ladies giggling around a clear pond, washing their hair and embracing one another in a celebration of pure womanhood. It stirs something in her chest. Something that envies the carefree and the intimate. She doesn't dwell on it. Look at where such foolishness got them, wasting away in a smelly forgotten tomb.

She turns her back on it, eyes peeled for anything out of the ordinary. Across the room, she can hear Gale and Lae'zel bickering over some unrelated disagreement, sorely unfocused on what should be taking precedent. It's up to Shadowheart to get shit done, as per usual. The rest of her troupe proves entirely useless.

Her tenacity pays off, and there she spots it. An opalescent orb that catches light off its rounded surface. It looks like a pearl. Massive. Easily the size of a ripened peach. Simple enough to stash away, and presumably worth quite the hefty sum of gold. It's nestled in the bowl of a stone fountain, jutting out from the wall's edge. There are more women carved into its design, and of course, they're without clothing. Was this whole labyrinth a memorial to blatant nudity?

It's not wise to blindly wiggle your hand in places unfamiliar, but the day's worn her mind to a strand, and she doesn't think twice about snatching up the gem for her own collection. Dusting off its veneer, she lets her eyes widen in quiet admiration. Ivory swirling with seafoam and dainty pinks. Like the sunset caught in an ocean's tide. In her captivation, she neglects to notice the motion above her head. At the fountain's peak sits a stone swan. Its bill opens, and out puffs a cloud of something purplish and powdery. It sprays Shadowheart, fumes clogging her nose and mouth. She doubles back, swatting the air, coughing and gasping.

Something like putrid rosewater clings to her nostrils, and she hacks a glob of spittle at the ground to rid her tongue of its bizarre profile. That had to of been a trap, or some devised way to ward off buttery fingers. She waits, allows a gap of time to pass, anticipating pain, or blindness. Nothing comes.

"Huh." she remarks, rubbing a finger at her eye to swipe off the remaining bits of dust. "Maybe the effects expired a long time ago." No matter, she'll deal with the consequences as it comes. The pearl is stored away in her pack and she routes back towards the others. Her eyes fall to Astarion. He's crouched to her left, digging through a heap of old junk. Silver chalices and rusted cake stands. Hmm.

Had he always looked so … handsome? Did he style his hair differently? It's difficult to look away. Dashingly quaffed curls of snow, and such an angular quality about his jawline. His back is arched, forming a tempting bow that naturally leads her gaze to his thighs. Long. Strong. Perfectly attuned for both stealth and lethality.

There's a drumming inside her rib cage, and she feels warmth bubbling in her own head. Just the mere sight of him has her gut swarming with butterflies, and she's momentarily afraid her knees might collapse beneath her body.

They have their differences, sure, but maybe it doesn't matter. Maybe this is what destiny had prepared her for. To meet her one true love, in the bowels of this crappy dungeon. Her legs are carrying her on instinct, and she lowers herself to his side, cupping a palm at his shoulder.

"How are you holding up? You look tired. It might be best to take a brief rest. You shouldn't push yourself too hard."